I wish there were sample videos with these deals. A few months ago I bought the Ethical Hacker course pack. The course videos I’ve watched are not very well produced, and some of the instructors have super thick accents that make it hard to follow what’s going on.

I think the programming skills that give you a competitive edge are the fundamentals that let you can easily pick up a new language by looking at a few sample programs. Unless Google decided to take a page from INTERCAL when they made Google Go, I’m pretty sure I could be programming in it after a couple of google searches, rather than after 42 lessons.